Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Today's Writing Prompt

Writing Prompt: compose the dialogue of an argument between a mother and father about some trivial household issue.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Today's Writing Prompt

Writing prompt: write the speech a member of Alcoholics Anonymous gives his teenage son on a night the son comes home drunk after curfew.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Today's Writing Prompt

Writing Prompt: write a beef cattle's guide to enjoying your short, humiliating life.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Today's Writing Prompt

Writing prompt: a survival manual for a young female character in a slasher film.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Today's Writing Prompt

Writing prompt: compose a song squirrels might sing while gathering nuts for winter.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Today's Writing Prompt

Writing prompt: a private investigator's report on your neighbor's activities. (hint: your neighbor isn't normal)

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Today's Writing Prompt

Writing prompt: a short prayer a child (under 10) who lives near a war zone might give.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Today's Writing Prompt

Writing Prompt: Write the transcript of a few 911 calls showing an ongoing trend of violence (abuse, etc.)

Friday, March 4, 2011

Friday Writing Prompt

Friday Writing Prompt: What advice would a five-year-old child give to his/her teddy bear about the monster living under the bed?

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Picture Prompt #6

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Write for Wednesday #6

Writing prompt: Write a list of instructions a mother dog might give her pups on how to manipulate her human masters.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Non-Traditional Tuesday Writing Prompt #7

Design a class schedule for a student enrolled in a university during the 31st century.

Monday, February 28, 2011

Spark Word: Laconic

laconic - brief; using few words

Use the spark word as a springboard for writing. Add a character to your work in progress who is laconic.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Picture Prompt #5

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Write for Wednesday #5

Write a letter from an alien explorer trapped on earth to his/her mother after the explorer realizes he/she cannot return home.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Non-Traditional Tuesday Writing Prompt #6

Make a list of everything a zombie did between sunrise and sunset.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Spark Word: Askew

askew- to one side; crooked; awry; a sidelong look of contempt

Use the spark word as a springboard for writing.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Picture Prompt #4

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Write for Wednesday #4

Time machine: read and rewrite a news story but change the time period by at least 200 years.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Non-Traditional Tuesday Writing Prompt #5

Describe the taste of something you would never normally taste but will not harm you.